The lithium ion battery market is set to grow tremendously in the coming years. According to Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, its recently updated global lithium ion battery study puts the market at nearly $9 billion by 2015, up from $1.5 billion. Growth could exceed $50 billion by 2020. “We still expect the global market for [...]
In Focus: Corner Cuber Retroreflector Technology
A Corner Cube Reflector or CCR is a device used in Free Space Optical Communications systems that reflects the light from a base station to the source. Though this technology was introduced more than ten years ago, it faced some nagging problems such as the need for high voltages. But now, a team of researchers [...]
Intel: Corporate Renewable Energy Consumption Leader
Intel ranks first in the nation for using renewable energy, holding onto its position since 2008. In 2011, Intel consumed 2.5 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean energy - 88% of its electricity use – up from 1.4 billion kWh the previous year. The company gets renewables from biomass, geothermal, small-hydro, solar and wind by buying certificates and from on-site generation. Intel [...]
Smart Grid Consortium from Pecan Street
The last few years have been somewhat of a blur for most of the people involved in Austin-based Pecan Street Inc. (Pecan Street). “In 2008, this was an idea on a napkin in a coffee shop,” says Brewster McCracken, the holder of the napkin and now executive director of Pecan Street. “In 2010 we secured [...]
Green Job Growth: So You’re Saying There’s A Chance?
Backed by one of the more environmentally-friendly presidents in recent memory, the United States has seen huge funding for alternative energy sources, a drive for better fuel economy, and a massive movement by colleges and other groups to live cleaner, greener, and more efficiently. Here are some encouraging statistics about the growth of jobs for [...]
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